Germany’s Alpha Ventus wind farm Photo: Caspar Sessler/Fraunhofer Technology IWES

Germany adds record 2.38GW offshore as slowdown looms

Germany installed a staggering 2.38GW in offshore wind capacity in 2015, but the growth off its coasts is set to slow in 2016 as much of the record additions last year were due to catch-up effects, offshore wind groups said.

18 January 2016 13:56 GMT Updated 18 January 2016 15:14 GMT

By Bernd Radowitz in Berlin

With the additions, Germany now has an accumulated offshore wind capacity of 3.29GW, surpassing all other nations bar the UK.

Offshore wind turbines produced over 8 terawatt hours of electricity in 2015, representing the electricity consumption of over 2 million households or 1.4% of Germany's gross electricity generation.

The figures were published by Deutsche WindGuard in its Status of Offshore Wind Energy Development in Germany, and commissioned by the Working Group for Offshore Wind Energy (AGOW), the German Wind Energy Association (BWE), the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation (SOW), VDMA Power Systems and the German Wind Energy Agency (WAB).

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